{"product_id":"the-scottish-gallery-book-club-july-2021-divided-city-by-theresa-breslin","title":"The Scottish Gallery Book Club - July 2021: Divided City by Theresa Breslin","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt's our pleasure to be working in collaboration with\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/scottish-gallery.co.uk\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/scottish-gallery.co.uk\/\"\u003eThe Scottish Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto help run The Scottish Gallery Book Club, a new literary companion for their monthly event programming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach month, the accompanying book will be a complimentary selection for themes and ideas explored within the new exhibition. We invite you, as readers and appreciators of the arts,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e to read the book and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003efeedback your thoughts to The Scottish Gallery in a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/scottishgallery\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/scottishgallery\/\"\u003edirect message on Instagram\u003c\/a\u003e. They will feature reader responses in their highlights or stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis month, we have picked a title to accompany\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/scottish-gallery.co.uk\/exhibitions\/an-artists-life-act-i\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/scottish-gallery.co.uk\/exhibitions\/an-artists-life-act-i\"\u003eAlexander Goudie's exhibition\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn Artist's Life, Act I\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (exhibition running from 1st July - 24th July 2021).\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn Artist’s Life, Act I,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e charts his beginnings in post-war Paisley in the 1940s, student years at Glasgow School of Art in the 1950s and his early career - a period in which Goudie embarked upon a life-long project to document the evolving landscape and culture of his wife’s homeland, Brittany.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur selections for the July 2021 book club are \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDivided City by Theresa Breslin \u0026amp; Laidlaw by William McIlvanney\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDivided City by Theresa Breslin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt's Glasgow. And its May - the marching season. The Orange Walks have begun. Graham doesn't want to be involved. He just wants to play football with his new mate, Joe. But when he witnesses a shocking moment of violence, suddenly he and Joe are involved. With Catholics, and with Protestants. With a young Muslim asylum-seeker, and his girlfriend. With all the old rivalries - and fears. A fabulous book for children 9+, this never patronises its audience about some of the harsher realities of urban life - while never compromising on a truly compelling story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.pro\/products\/the-scottish-gallery-book-club-july-2021-laidlaw-by-william-mcilvanney\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLaidlaw by William McIlvanney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e(which can be \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.pro\/products\/the-scottish-gallery-book-club-july-2021-laidlaw-by-william-mcilvanney\"\u003epurchased at this link\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen a young woman is found murdered in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park, only one man stands a chance of finding her killer. Jack Laidlaw. He is a man of contrasts, ravaged by inner demons but driven by a deep compassion for the violent criminals in Glasgow's underworld. But will Laidlaw's unorthodox methods get him to the killer in time, when the victim's father is baying for blood? Acclaimed for its corrosive wit, dark themes and original maverick detective, the Laidlaw trilogy has earned the status of classic crime fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Corgi Children's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39567372812336,"sku":"9780552551885","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/products\/9780552551885.jpg?v=1623665695","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.pro\/products\/the-scottish-gallery-book-club-july-2021-divided-city-by-theresa-breslin","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}